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Post by skip17 on Sept 2, 2010 19:06:58 GMT -5
Just talked with Ashton Traphagan in Carbondale Ks.
He is working on..getting a mower derby together in Carbondale Ks on Sept 11, 2010
CARBONDALE FALL CELEBRATION DAY OF DESTRUCTION FIRST ANNUAL CARBONDALE LAWN MOWER DEMO DERBY!!!!
At Carbondale City Park
Date: September 11, 2010 Registration: 11:00am Start 12:00 noon Driver Fee: $15.00 100% Driver payout
Tickets: Adults $2.00 Free: Children 10yrs or under
For Information and Rules Contact: Ashton Traphagan 785-969-3104
Join the Carbondale Lions Club for a whole day full of FOOD, MUSIC, & FUN. Sponsored By: Carbondale Lions Club
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Post by skip17 on Sept 2, 2010 19:07:16 GMT -5
MOWER RULES
1. MOWER MUST BE A FACTORY AVAILABLE MOWER LAWN OR GARDEN MOWER (NO HOME MADE FRAMES) 2. NO REAR ENGINE LAWN MOWERS ARE ALLOWED. 3. ENGINE MUST BE FACTORY LAWN MOWER ENGINE SUCH AS BRIGGS & STRATTON, TECUMSEH, ONAN ETC. 4. ALL FRAME MODIFICATION AND FRAME REINFORCING WILL BE ALLOWED. 5. TRANSAXLES MUST BE FACTORY AVAILABLE MOWER TRANSAXLES BUT ANY REINFORCING AND/OR WELDING OF SPIDER GEARS IS PERMITTED 6. ENGINE BAY REINFORCING IS PERMITTED BUT MUST BE CONTAINED INSIDE OF HOOD AND MUST MAINTAIN FACTORY BODY LINES 7. ALL MOWERS MUST RUN A FACTORY HOOD AND FENDERS AND HAVE THE HOOD EITHER SCREWED OR WELDED DOWN TO DASH PANEL AROUND DRIVERS AREA ( NOTE IF HOOD IS FIBERGLASS YOU CAN MAKE ONE OUT OF SHEET METAL ONLY BUT MUST BE THE SAME SIZE AS THE FIBERGLASS ONE) 8. MOWERS MUST HAVE GOOD BRAKES AND FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS AT THE START OF THE HEAT. 9. GAS TANK MUST BE SECURED AND HAVE A CAP ON IT (ANY GAS AT ALL LEAKING AND YOU WILL BE ASK TO SHUT IT DOWN) 10. LEG GUARDS ARE MANDATORY AND MUST BE BOLTED AND/OR WELDED FROM REAR FENDER TO FRONT OF FOOT REST OR FRAME (CALL ?) 11. A REAR BUMPER IS PERMITTED BUT IS NOT ALLOWED TO EXTEND MORE THEN 4 INCHES OUT AND IT MUST NOT BE WIDER THAN THE TIRES ALSO NO SPIKES, SHARP EDGES OR ANY PERTUSIONS ALLOWED (BUMPER CAN BE HOME MADE WITH I/H BEAM OR SQ. TUBING. (3" max width) CALL?) 12. REGEARING AND CHANGING OF PULLEYS TO INCREASE SPEED IS PERMITTED AND ENCOURAGED. 13. ANY AND ALL DRIVE TRAIN MODIFICATIONS IS PERMITTED BUT MUST STAY BELT DRIVEN. 14. ALL MOWERS MUST USE LAWN MOWER TYPE WHEELS TRACTOR TREADS AND CUT TIRES WILL BE PERMITTED, AIR IN TIRES ONLY!! NO FOAM FILLED OR SOLID TIRES!! NO TIRE CHAINS OR DUAL WHEELS WILL BE ALLOWED. YOU MAY GLUE OR SCREW TIRES TO THE RIM. 15. MOWER DECKS MUST BE REMOVED 16. ALL HEAD LIGHTS AND ANY OTHER GLASS AND PLASTICS MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE YOU ENTER THE PITS. 17.IF YOU USE A BATTERY, IT MUST BE SECURELY MOUNTED AND COVERD!! IF A PULL START IS USED DRIVER WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO RESTART ENGINE DURING THE HEAT.
18. FRONT BUMPERS ARE ALLOWED, NO POINTED BUMPERS, BUMPERS MUST BE FLAT WITH NO SHARP EDGES. NOT TO EXCEEDE 3" CHANNEL OR 3"X 3" square tubing. 2" SPACE MAX BETWEEN MOWER AND FRONT BUMPER. BUMPER CAN NOT STICK OUT PAST FRONT TIRES (width of mower) YOU MAY BUILD BEHIND THE GRILL TO HIT WITH. THE FRONT OF THE MOWER MUST BE A SMOOTH FINISH FOR SAFETY. 19. ROLE-OVER* DRIVER IS OUT OF HEAT ALSO IF A DRIVER TOUCHES THE GROUND WITH A HAND OR A FOOT DRIVERS IS ALSO OUT OF THE HEAT 20. FOR SAFETY IF A MOWER DOES ROLE OVER ALL DRIVERS MUST STOP AND WAIT UNTIL THAT DRIVER UP-RIGHTS HIS MOWER AND GETS OFF THE TRACK 21. PLEASE PUT YOUR NUMBER ON EACH SIDE OF YOUR MOWER OR YOUR HELMET SO WE CAN TRACK THE WINNERS. 22. ALL GROUND RULES WILL BE GONE OVER IN A MOWERS DRIVERS MEETING BEFORE THE HEAT
Ashton Traphagan 785-969-3104
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Post by 202 on Sept 8, 2010 22:27:59 GMT -5
Just a few days away..Plenty of time to build a mower..
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Post by 202 on Sept 11, 2010 17:58:38 GMT -5
A good day for a mower derby in Carbondale Ks.
20 mowers about a 2 hr show
1st place. Dusty Brentsnyder #01 on a hydrostat
2nd place. Justin Wiezorek #180 degrees off.. also on a hydrostat
Had a great time see ya next week at Osage!
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